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An amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that can not be determined by operation of law, such as the value of pain and suffering in a tort case.See Also: liquidated damages
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Unliquidated damages — Unliquidated Un*liq ui*da ted, a. Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. [1913 Webster] {Unliquidated damages} (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unliquidated damages — Damages which have not been determined or calculated. Those which are not yet reduced to a certainty in respect to amount, nothing more being established than the plaintiffs right to recover, or such as cannot be fixed by a mere mathematical… … Black's law dictionary
unliquidated damages — Damages not stipulated by the parties or otherwise determined as to amount thereof. 22 Am J2d Damg § 212. Not an existing indebtedness within the meaning of attachment statutes. Craig v Gaddis, 171 Miss 379, 157 So 684, 95 ALR 1494. A claim for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unliquidated damages — See damages … Big dictionary of business and management
Damages, Assessment of — Damages are not assessed in an arbitrary fashion but are subject to various judicial guidelines. The general principle is that the claimant is entitled to full compensation for his or her losses. The purpose of damages in tort is to put the… … Big dictionary of business and management
Unliquidated — Un*liq ui*da ted, a. Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. [1913 Webster] {Unliquidated damages} (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
damages — I noun amends, compensation, costs, expenses, expiation, fine, indemnification, indemnity, injury, just compensation, legal costs, legal liability, loss, penalty, recompense, recovery, reimbursement, remuneration for injury suffered, reparation,… … Law dictionary
damages — A pecuniary compensation or indemnity, which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to his person, property, or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. A… … Black's law dictionary
damages — A pecuniary compensation or indemnity, which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to his person, property, or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. A… … Black's law dictionary
unliquidated demand — See unliquidated claim; unliquidated damages … Ballentine's law dictionary
